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Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

QLD

N Peninsula

027045

WEIPA AERO

34.0

23.2

09/11/2009

19

1 N


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Summary of observations

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**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 08:02EST, 20/04/2013.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT COMPARISON 26.0 -1.2 9.9 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 55/09
PERTH AIRPORT 23.1 -2.7 9.5 -3.2 8.8 0.2 5.2 9.7 371 (15.5) 37/14
ALBANY AIRPORT COMPARISON 19.4 -1.4 10.8 0.0 -- 1.6 -- -- 275 (11.5) 35/13
BUNBURY 21.3 -3.0 8.9 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 239 (10.0) 39/15
MANDURAH 22.2 -2.4 14.4 -1.2 -- 1.2 -- -- 262 (10.9) 39/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.3 0.0 26.2 +0.9 25.4 0.0 6.0 5.9 341 (14.2) 54/23
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 32.4 -1.2 17.5 -0.3 16.4 25.6 8.4 11.2 448 (18.7) 46/09
WHYALLA AERO 23.1 -3.4 11.7 -2.3 -- 0.0 8.0 -- 306 (12.8) 46/18
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 23.3 -1.8 12.8 -1.2 -- 0.0 5.0 -- 185 ( 7.7) 44/15
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 20.8 +0.4 7.5 -0.9 5.3 0.2 4.4 10.2 408 (17.0) 37/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 37.9 +1.6 21.7 +0.3 19.2 1.0 10.0 8.5 386 (16.1) 35/04
CAIRNS AERO 31.7 +1.1 21.4 -0.9 19.7 0.0 9.6 8.4 466 (19.4) 35/11
TOWNSVILLE AERO 30.2 -0.5 21.8 -1.1 19.7 0.0 10.0 12.2 515 (21.5) 39/11
MACKAY M.O 28.6 -0.6 20.4 -1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 347 (14.5) 28/05
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.9 -2.3 18.0 -1.5 16.8 0.0 8.0 -- 326 (13.6) 34/14
BUNDABERG AERO 28.3 0.0 15.0 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 346 (14.4) 37/13
COOLANGATTA 26.9 +1.0 16.2 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 240 (10.0) 35/23
BRISBANE AERO 27.4 +0.7 16.0 -2.2 13.8 0.0 6.8 8.2 318 (13.3) 31/10
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 25.5 -0.1 13.7 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 634 (26.4) 43/00
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 33.4 +5.1 20.7 +5.7 14.0 0.0 7.8 -- 123 ( 5.1) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 27.1 +2.2 19.5 +3.3 13.0 0.0 7.0 8.8 657 (27.4) 65/14
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 27.8 +2.9 19.6 +4.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 506 (21.1) 57/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 28.6 +3.1 18.0 +3.7 17.1 0.0 5.2 1.8 379 (15.8) 50/18
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 29.2 +4.1 17.2 +4.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 76 ( 3.2) 18/14
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 20.2 -0.8 14.2 +5.0 12.2 1.6 4.6 3.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 27.4 -0.9 18.1 +4.4 -- 0.4 -- -- 356 (14.8) 46/12
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.5 +1.5 19.3 +3.9 17.4 0.0 8.6 0.0 620 (25.8) 48/17
RICHMOND RAAF 28.0 +1.4 19.3 +5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 110 ( 4.6) 24/15
BELLAMBI AWS 21.6 -0.5 17.4 +1.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 291 (12.1) 35/21
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.2 -5.5 18.2 +7.4 18.0 19.6 7.6 0.0 390 (16.3) 34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.0 -6.0 18.4 +6.5 -- 10.6 -- -- 197 ( 8.2) 24/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 28.7 +1.2 15.3 +2.8 13.2 1.8 4.2 5.6 226 ( 9.4) 35/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.8 -3.8 16.5 +6.3 -- 2.8 6.8 -- 164 ( 6.8) 17/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 23.3 -1.0 10.8 +1.1 -- 2.2 -- -- 103 ( 4.3) 28/20
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 19.6 -2.4 14.8 +3.6 13.0 1.6 6.0 -- -- --
BALLARAT AERODROME 19.9 +0.3 7.7 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 177 ( 7.4) 30/19
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 19.8 -0.6 8.9 -0.1 -- 0.4 -- -- 211 ( 8.8) 26/10
HOBART AIRPORT 21.9 +2.9 9.5 +0.3 5.3 1.0 2.0 5.7 266 (11.1) 41/18
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

41.4 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
40.1 WARMUN E Kimberley WA
40.0 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
39.9 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
39.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+6.5 : 28.7 ARMIDALE AIRPORT AWS N Tablelands W NSW
+5.8 : 32.4 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW
+5.7 : 31.3 TAREE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW
+5.6 : 28.4 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
+5.6 : 32.1 CESSNOCK AIRPORT AWS Hunter Valley NSW
+5.6 : 38.8 MARREE COMPARISON NE Pastoral SA
+5.6 : 32.0 LOSTOCK DAM Hunter Valley NSW

28.0 DARWIN NTC AWS N Rivers NT
27.7 SWEERS ISLAND Gulf Country QLD
27.7 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
27.7 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
27.3 MORNINGTON ISLAND Gulf Country QLD

+9.2 : 17.9 RUTHERGLEN RESEARCH Lower NE VIC
+8.6 : 15.5 BOMBALA (THERRY STREET) Goulburn/Monaro NSW
+8.4 : 16.0 TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE SW Slopes S NSW
+8.3 : 17.8 WANGARATTA AERO Lower NE VIC
+8.1 : 15.0 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

9.0 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
10.1 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
10.2 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
10.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
10.6 MOUNT GININI AWS Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-9.4 : 18.9 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW
-8.9 : 19.8 YANCO AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE Riverina E NSW
-8.7 : 19.8 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-8.5 : 19.9 HAY (MILLER STREET) Riverina W NSW
-8.1 : 22.5 IVANHOE AERODROME AWS Southwest Plains NSW

0.2 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS
0.2 LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
1.5 LAKE ST CLAIR NATIONAL PARK Central Plateau TAS
3.1 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
3.5 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

-7.1 : 12.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
-5.9 : 12.6 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
-5.8 : 10.6 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
-5.7 : 13.3 HERVEY BAY AIRPORT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-5.5 : 16.8 ROEBOURNE AERO E Pilbara WA
-5.5 : 12.2 MOUNT MAGNET AERO E Gascoyne WA
-5.5 : 9.9 PAYNES FIND E Gascoyne WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
86.0 CANBERRA (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GA Goulburn/Monaro NSW
52.2 TINTALDRA (WARRAROONG) Lower NE VIC
48.0 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
47.0 THEDA N Kimberley WA
45.4 HOLBROOK (CROFT ST) SW Slopes S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
47.0 THEDA

NEW SOUTH WALES
Goulburn/Monaro
86.0 CANBERRA (AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GA
SW Slopes S
45.4 HOLBROOK (CROFT ST)

VICTORIA
Lower NE
52.2 TINTALDRA (WARRAROONG)
Upper NE
48.0 FALLS CREEK

12.9 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
12.8 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
12.4 CEDUNA AMO W Agricultural SA
12.2 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD
12.1 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
12.1 ADELAIDE AIRPORT Adelaide/Lofty SA

.....

0.0 WELLINGTON (AGROWPLOW) CW Slopes S NSW
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 CANBERRA AIRPORT Goulburn/Monaro NSW
0.0 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW
0.0 EAST SALE AIRPORT W Gippsland VIC
0.0 LAKE EILDON N Central VIC

853 (35.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
830 (34.6) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
816 (34.0) WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
803 (33.5) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
789 (32.9) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
742 (30.9) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
724 (30.2) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
718 (29.9) THEVENARD ISLAND W Pilbara WA
714 (29.8) VARANUS ISLAND Islands ISL
704 (29.3) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
695 (29.0) TASMAN ISLAND Southeast TAS
686 (28.6) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
684 (28.5) COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
682 (28.4) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
679 (28.3) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
676 (28.2) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
674 (28.1) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
657 (27.4) COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
634 (26.4) TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT Darling Downs E QLD
634 (26.4) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
631 (26.3) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
620 (25.8) SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
616 (25.7) LEARMONTH AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
616 (25.7) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
615 (25.6) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
608 (25.3) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
602 (25.1) SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW
70/15 FORBES AIRPORT AWS CW Slopes S NSW
67/21 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
65/16 JERVOIS N Plateau NT
65/22 COOBER PEDY AIRPORT NW Pastoral SA
65/17 THARGOMINDAH AIRPORT Far SW QLD
65/14 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW
65/18 PATERSON (TOCAL AWS) Hunter Valley NSW

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
DARWIN AIRPORT
9.6mm in 22 min to 15:00 26.2mm/h
16.8mm in 1 hr to 15:00 16.8mm/h
15.8mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 5.7mm/h
PIRLANGIMPI
14.6mm in 7 min to 13:30 125.1mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 13:30 19.2mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 14:00 39.6mm/h
39.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 39.0mm/h
20.8mm in 1 hr to 14:30 20.8mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 15:30 13.3mm/h
MANGO FARM
19.0mm in 3 hr to 09:30 6.3mm/h
N Plateau
JERVOIS
9.2mm in 35 min to 22:30 15.8mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
Upper Darling
BOURKE AIRPORT AWS
4.0mm in 11 min to 15:15 21.8mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 16:00 11.2mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 9.0mm/h
Hunter Valley
NORAH HEAD AWS
11.0mm in 30 min to 21:00 22.0mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.4mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 21:30 11.2mm/h
CW Slopes S
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h
South Coast
GREEN CAPE AWS
10.0mm in 1 hr to 20:00 10.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 20:30 10.2mm/h
14.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 14.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 21:30 10.0mm/h
MERIMBULA AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 11.0mm/h
Goulburn/Monaro
BOMBALA AWS
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
MOUNT GININI AWS
11.2mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.2mm/h
11.2mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.0mm/h
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS
10.8mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.8mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 00:30 10.2mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 5.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 14:00 10.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.0mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.0mm/h
PERISHER VALLEY AWS
19.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 6.3mm/h
11.8mm in 1 hr to 03:30 11.8mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 10.2mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 15:00 10.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 6.7mm/h
SW Slopes S
TUMBARUMBA POST OFFICE
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
KHANCOBAN AWS
10.4mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.4mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 11.6mm/h
14.4mm in 1 hr to 14:00 14.4mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 15:00 9.3mm/h
SW Slopes N
YOUNG AIRPORT
13.4mm in 1 hr to 17:30 13.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
Riverina W
HILLSTON AIRPORT
48.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 8.0mm/h
GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 08:30 11.0mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.6mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 12.2mm/h
13.6mm in 30 min to 11:00 27.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 11:00 19.0mm/h
19.8mm in 30 min to 11:30 39.6mm/h
33.4mm in 1 hr to 11:30 33.4mm/h
10.4mm in 30 min to 12:00 20.8mm/h
30.2mm in 1 hr to 12:00 30.2mm/h
57.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 19.0mm/h
13.2mm in 1 hr to 12:30 13.2mm/h
66.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 11.0mm/h
VICTORIA
Lower NE
HUNTERS HILL
10.0mm in 1 hr to 12:00 10.0mm/h
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
CORRYONG AIRPORT
31.0mm in 6 hr to 15:00 5.2mm/h
Upper NE
FALLS CREEK
17.4mm in 1 hr to 00:00 17.4mm/h
39.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 13.0mm/h
MOUNT HOTHAM
28.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 9.3mm/h
OMEO
19.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 6.3mm/h
E Gippsland
GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 19:30 11.2mm/h
18.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.0mm/h
MALLACOOTA
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
MOUNT NOWA NOWA
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
W Gippsland
MOUNT MOORNAPA
13.2mm in 30 min to 10:30 26.4mm/h
14.2mm in 1 hr to 10:30 14.2mm/h
18.4mm in 1 hr to 11:00 18.4mm/h
24.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 8.0mm/h

QUEENSLAND
Channel Country
BIRDSVILLE AIRPORT : 82(300/ 63 ) at 19:19